West Point, Iowa 1.35

West Point is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 966 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Fort Madison - Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryWest Point was incorporated on March 25, 1858. The name of West Point was chosen by officers of the garrison at Fort Des Moines (Montrose).GeographyWest Point's latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal form are 40.717249, -91.451672.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 966 people, 432 households, and 267 families residing in the city. The population density was 1583.6PD/sqmi. There were 452 housing units at an average density of 741.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.